Approached by journalists at the Hari Raya open house at Parliament, Najib kept silent on the issue.
He was also asked about his predecessor Dr Mahathir Mohamad's latest comment on the matter, which he also refused to answer.
The Wall Street Journal reported that US$700 (RM2.6 billion) of 1MDB-linked funds were channelled into Najib's private bank accounts and were used for the 2013 general election.
On Monday, Mahathir in his blog claimed that Umno was told the money purportedly deposited into a private bank account was used in the last general election.
"There is no denial the money was deposited in the private account.
"The explanation to Umno is that it was for the elections. Umno seems satisfied.
"Don't they know that government money cannot be used to help a political party win elections?" asked Mahathir.
This same set of questions were posted to Najib last Friday, but he also refused to reply.
"The only thing Najib said was the money wasn't from 1MDB and never used for his personal gain.
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